Sudan's Bashir pledges peace in first South Sudan visit since split By Khalid Abdelaziz and Andrew Green | Reuters – Fri, Apr 12, 2013 By Khalid Abdelaziz and Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Friday he wanted peace and normal relations with South Sudan in his first visit there since it split off from his country in 2011 after decades of civil war. The neighbors agreed in March to resume pumping oil through pipelines from south to north and ease the tensions which had threatened to reignite the war between them that had killed more than two million people. Diplomats hope Bashir's visit will help the two sides overcome deep mistrust and solve their remaining disputes over the ownership of Abyei and other contested border regions. Bashir, who canceled a visit to Juba a year ago when border fighting almost flared into full-scale war, said in a speech in the southern capital that he had ordered Sudan's borders with South Sudan to be opened for traffic. "I have instructed Sudan's authorities and civil society to open up to their brothers in the Republic of South Sudan," Bashir said, alongside South Sudan's President Salva Kiir. Kiir said he had agreed with Bashir to continue talks to solve all conflicts over disputed regions along their volatile 2,000 km (1,200 mile) frontier. "Some issues need more discussions," Kiir said, adding that he had accepted an invitation from Bashir, who was walking on his trademark walking stick, to visit Sudan soon, his second trip since the secession. Neither leader offered a solution for Abyei, a border region that contains fertile land, some oil and is highly symbolic. After their meeting in the presidential palace, Bashir swapped his business suit and tie for a traditional white robe to join Friday prayers in the "Kuwaiti" mosque in central Juba. "I came to Juba because we now have the biggest chance to make peace," he told 400 Muslim worshippers from South Sudan and the Sudanese expatriate community. "We won't go back to war. President Kiir and I agreed that the war was too long," said Bashir, who last visited Juba to attend South Sudan's independence ceremony on July 9, 2011. At a press conference, local journalists challenged Bashir for referring to the South's ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), as "insects" when emotions ran high on both sides during last year's border fighting. "I didn't call the people of South Sudan insects...I cannot do this because I ruled them for 20 years," Bashir said, adding that he had only been making a play on the SPLM's Arabic name. He said Sudan had been hurt when South Sudan's army in April of last year briefly seized the Heglig oilfield, which is vital to Sudan's economy. "There was no justification for this," he said. "WE NEED PEACE" In the ramshackle capital Juba, where main roads were closed and festooned with the flags of both countries, residents said they hoped Bashir's visit would finally bring peace. "We need to live in harmony. We need peace between Sudan and South Sudan," said 22-year-old engineering student Robert Mori. Edmund Yakani, head of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), which promotes civil society values, said Bashir's presence showed he wanted peace. South Sudan, the world's newest state, shut down its 350,000-barrel-a-day oil output in January 2012 at the height of a pipeline fee dispute, with devastating effect on both struggling economies. The two sides subsequently agreed to restart oil shipments, grant each others' citizens residency, increase border trade and encourage close cooperation between their central banks. Last week, South Sudan re-launched crude production with the first oil cargo expected to reach Sudan's Red Sea export terminal at Port Sudan by the end of May. Both nations withdrew troops from border areas as agreed in an African Union-brokered deal in September. But they took until March to set up the demilitarized border zone, due to mistrust. But even as Bashir's visit raised hopes of eased tension on Sudan's southern frontier, conflict has flared up again in its western region of Darfur, forcing some 50,000 Sudanese to flee into neighboring Chad over the past week. Fighting has ravaged Darfur since 2003 when mainly non-Arab rebels took up arms against Sudan's Arab-led government, accusing it of politically and economically marginalizing the region. The violence has fallen off from its peak in 2003 and 2004, but a fresh surge has forced more than 130,000 people to flee their homes this year, according to the United Nations. (Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Pascal Fletcher and Michael Roddy)

Eritreans are very organized people and their diaspora pay tax to their government in Asmara, i dont see Somalis doing that.

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya iyo Wafdigii kala Qayb-galay shirkii Turkiga oo dib ugu soo laabtay Magaalada Muqdisho Axad, Abriil 14, 2013 (HOL) — Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo wafdigii kala qaybgalay shirkii Turkiga oo isugu jiray wasiirro iyo xildhibaanno ka tirsan dowladda ayaa dib ugu soo laabtay saakay magaalada Muqdisho ee xarunta Soomaaliya. Wasiirka arrimaha gudaha ee Soomaaliya, C/kariin Xuseen Guuleed ayaa si kooban uga hadlay shirka iyo qodobbadii kasoo baxay, wuxuuna sheegay in ay ku faraxsan yihiin in shirka uu sii socon doono, lagana soo saaray qodobbo wax ku ool ah. “Shirka wuu sii soconayaa oo 90 maalmood kaddib ayaa la isugu tagayaan Turkiga, runtiina shirkan meel wanaagsan ayaa la keenay, waxaana rajo ka qabnaa in intaan la isaga soo dhawaan doono,” ayuu yiri Guuleed oo intaas ku daray in dhankooda ay ku faraxsan yihiin qodobbadii kasoo baxay shirka. C/kariin Guuleed ayaa dhinaca dowladda Soomaaliya u saxiixay heshiiska iskaashi ee ka koobnaa toddobada qodob, iyadoo dhinaca Somaliland uu u saxiixay wasiirka arrimaha dibadda, Maxamed Cabdullaahi Cumar. Inkastoo heshiiska lasoo dhaweeyay haddana waxaa jir qodobbo ay dadku si aad ugu wareersan yihiin kuwaasoo ay ka mid yihiin tababarrada ciidamada iyo wadaagga dhaqaalaha dibadda laga helo. Shacabka Soomaaliyeed qaarkood ayaa rumeysan in tani ay caddeyn u tahay in midnimada Soomaaliya ay aad u soo dhawaatay halka kuwo kalena ay u arkaan inay tahay sad-bursi ay sameynayso Somaliland maadaama ay dowladda Soomaaliya aqoonsi ka heshay caalamka. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo intii uu ku sugnaa Turkiga ka hadlay sida uu u arko heshiiska ayaa sheegay inuu yahay mid wanaagsan ayna intii hore isaga soo dhawaadeen dowladda Soomaaliya iyo maamulka Somaliland oo ku dhawaaqay gooni-isu-taaggiisa 20-sano ka hor. Wadahadalladan ayaa waxaa gar-wadeen ka ahayd dowladda Turkiga, iyadoo madaxda Turkiga ay iyaguna muujiyeen sida ay ugu faraxsan yihiin heshiiska hordhaca ah ee ay gaareen hoggaamiyeyaasha Soomaalida ayna intan isaga sii dhawaan karaan

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SIILAANYO: “Somaliland kama laabanayso Moqifkeeda gooni-isu-taaga, balse diyaar ayaan u nahay wax wada-qabsi” Axad, Abriil 14, 2013 (HOL) — Madaxweynaha Somaliland, Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa sheegay in heshiiskii ay isaga iyo madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud kala la saxiixday uu nuxukiisu ahaa sidii ay labada dal uga wadashaqeyn lahaayeen danahooda. Heshiiskan ayaa wuxuu dhigayay in dowladda Soomaaliya iyo Somaliland ay kawada shaqeeyaan dhinaca ammaanka, la dagaalanka burcadbadeedda iyo Al-shabaab iyo weliba inay wadaagaan deeqaha dibadaha ka imaanaya. “Heshiiska aan saxiixnay nuxurkiisu wuxuu ahaa sidii looga wada-shaqeyn lahaa danta iyo maslaxadda labada dal,” ayuu yiri Siilaanyo oo u waramayay idaacadda VOA-da isago intaas ku daray in Somaliland aanay marnaba ka laaban doonin go’aankeeda ku saabsan gooni-isku-taagga. Su’aal ahayd qaabka deeqaha loo wadaagayo iyo sida ammaanka ay labada dhinac u wada-sugayaan ayuu kaga jawaabay: “Sidii markii hore looga wada-shaqeyn jiray ayaa looga shaqeynayaa, waxaana laga hortagayaa wax walba oo dhibaato u keenaya sida burcadbadeedda iyo in wadahadallada lasii wado iyo in wax walba oo dhibaato ku keenaya gobolka la iska ilaaliyo.” Madaxweynaha Somaliland ayaa sidoo kale sheegay in Somaliland ay ka go’an tahay inay hesho aqoonsi caalami ah, isagoo sheegay in kulammada ay la yeelanayaan dowladda Soomaaliya ay tahay si ay caalamka u tusaan sida ay diyaarka ugu yihiin inay mandiqadda nabad kula noolaadaan. “Caalamka ayaa ogaanaya mowqifka Somoaliland ka taagan tahay gooni-isku-taageedda oo aan laga laabanayn ayna ku adag tahay inay madax-banaanideeda hesho, balse ay diyaar ayaan u nahay wax wadaqabsi iyo wixii labada dal dan u ah,” ayuu Siilaanyo kaga jawaabay su’aal ahayd faa’iidada Somaliland ugu jirta wadahadallada mar haddii aan laga hadlin gooni-isku-taaggooda. Dhanka kale, guddoomiyaha xisbiga mucaaradka ah ee UCID, Faysal Cali Waraabe oo isaguna la hadlay warbaahinta ayaa sheegay in Somaliland ay ka go’an tahay inay hesho aqoonsi caalami ah, isagoo sheegay inaysan dhici doonin in dib ay ula midoobaan Soomaaliya.

Dr_Osman;937974 wrote: The agreements at this meeting were no different to what Puntland signed with the PM. Move on boys Puntland is not impressed with this copycat meeting Puntland doesn't need to meet with SFG anywhere outside Garowe. Waxas wa gobinimadeena iyo kalsoonida aanu isku hayno. It seems somaliland needs mediator hold your own down waryaa rather then having another country hold your hand like a wife to protect u from the SFG. The DR is officially back UNLEASHING Ditoore your enclave is a mere province of Somalia , your leaders agreed with culusow to have one central army, remember the last agreement saacid signed with faroole that army will be controlled from Xamar. Your prime minister visited his region and signed a deal with his province you were part of the road map you helped built this government but ditoore ,cabdi cawar got sidelined matter infact the Puntlanders lost their influence in Xamar.

Ace what che is saying is that the war was based on tribes and he has a point there, and that it self needs to be solved although the sl tribes made peace and moved on excluding the khatumo faction

Turkey is not a sharia loving country nor do They have a real mediating role in these talks Nor does sl have interest joining a union with somalia if they wanted that they could have taken the lead , of somalia the past 22 years Somaliland pays a lobby group 22000 dollars a month

The talks are not to impress turkey but to show the world that sl and somalia are talking and to agree on something with somalia

Somali dee waligood waxay ahayeen qawmiyad aad u kala fog waligood dowlad ma wadaagin wadaagi mayaa. Magaca somali eeh magac u yalka uu ba ka dhexeya laakin dawlad yeelan mayaaan ay u dhan yihin because isticmaarka ka hor xita dawlad may lahayn marka wa caadi

Ace its going some where but the two sides need mediators in the next phase of talks

Its good step forward the former communique didnt had that ace But i believe if somalis dont talk we will never solve our problems

Well done i like point 3 ,4,5 we are still not there yet but we wil get there.

Somaliland:Turkey Meeting Set Issues Straight Letting be all rumours peddled within and without, it is noteworthy to shade a logical light on the Turkish SL/Somalia talks to put things straight. It is quite well known that the last time the Somalia question was delved into abroad, and by extension vis-à-vis the Somaliland factor, both the London Chevening and Dubai communiqués were dealt with and addressed by the TFG while in her twilight. With the exit of the TFG (and after a two decade hiatus), a centralized federal oriented government enters the scene. It is therefore natural for the incumbent Somalia President to reiterate the objectives of the subjects set at the stage hence formally acknowledge the status quo of the scenes of the episodes that are both abound and expected to unfold. Again, it is against this background that both sides had/have to meet and face and live up to the expectation; however sensitive, fragile or grey matters they may be. A plus for the SL as per the Turkey meeting is that that which off-sets the wishes of anti-Somalilanders who wanted to see SL at the May 7th London round-table. While both the world and this country acknowledge the “more legit” Hassan regime, the fact is that the impending future talks would have to continue whatever the case. This Turkey party puts to rest the upcoming London one thus validating our difference as an entity very distinct from the southerners. It also underscores the importance of the British non-invitation of Somaliland. In other words what has been clarified is the UK acknowledgment of the real issue at stake hence respected our stand by not inviting us to an exclusive Somalia affair. Every mind, small ones notwithstanding, ought to know that the London one would undermine our status if we do attend. We are happy that, as for starters, Hassan swiftly conceded the two state (at par) setting, a bone of contention that shouldn’t have been in the first place. These are contained in the earlier meetings signed by Sh. Sharif, hereafter (now) reiterated by the incumbent president. M A EGGE Somalilandpress.com

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^^ i care for all Somalis.

Che but this is a permanent goverment not a transitional one it doesn't have much control on the ground domestically its still disorganized but its still regarded as the legitimate of government of Somalia.There is also a parliament and they have to approve what ever agreement the 2 sides agree on in the near future. The implementation on the ground will be a bit difficult but they still could agree, not saying SL and Somalia will agree any time soon but there is still a chance as long as the talking continues.

Turkey’s Contribution to Efforts to Overcome Problems between Somalia and Somaliland 13.04.2013 President Abdullah Gül met with President Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia and President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo of Somaliland at the Çankaya Presidential Palace. During the talk among the three Presidents, which was held at the invitation of Turkey, the “Ankara Communiqué”, which aims at overcoming the existing problems between the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of Somaliland through dialogue, was signed. The three Presidents discussed how to overcome the current conflicts between Somalia and Somaliland, reviewed Turkey-Africa relations which have considerably gained momentum in recent years and tackled other regional issues during their talks which Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu also attended. This meeting between Presidents Gül, Mohamud and Silanyo is regarded as the first step toward the resolution of the existing problems between the two African countries by means of dialogue and good will. As part of this objective, the “Ankara Communiqué” was signed. The three Presidents underscored that Turkey’s contribution to this dialogue process between Somalia and Somaliland will continue and they also decided to hold another trilateral meeting in Istanbul within 90 days. President Mohamud of Somalia, who took office in September, 2012, had paid his first foreign visit to Turkey in December last year.

Ankara Communiqué 13 April 2013 Following the meeting at Chevening House (UK) of June 20-21, 2012 and the Dubai (UAE) of June 28, 2012, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Somali Federal Republic and President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo of Somaliland Government met on 13 April 2013 in Ankara. The meeting is hosted by the Government of Turkey at the request of the two parties. The purpose of this meeting is to reopen the dialogue after the change in the leadership of the Somali Federal Republic, and to establish a way forward for the dialogue. The two parties: 1. Expressed their commitment to the continuation of the Dialogue. 2. Endorsed the content of the Chevening house Declaration agreed on 21 June 2012, and the Dubai Statement signed on 28 June 2012. 3. Stated that the Dialogue is between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of Somaliland. The international community that is supporting this process will only provide facilitation when is needed. 4. Agreed to encourage and facilitate International aid and development provided to Somaliland. 5. Agreed the need to consolidate a cooperation on security sector through sharing intelligence, training as well as sharing scholarships for security sector professionals in order to become more effective in the fight against terrorism, extremism, piracy, illegal fishing toxic dumping, maritime crime and serious crime. 6. Proposed to meet within 90 days in Istanbul at a date later to be agreed by the parties. 7. Agreed to refrain from using any inflammatory language and any other act which may put the continuation of the Dialogue at risk.

lol@ u used to have brains

Shirkii Qaaxo Ee Xassan Culusow Iyo Jabhada SNM Uga Socday Dalka Turkey Oo Qodobo ay Ku Heshiiyeen Kasoo Saareen (Dhagayso). Ankara(Allssc): Waxaa goor dhaw Magaalada Ankara ee Xarunta dalka Turkiga lagu soo gaba gabeeyay, wada hadalo maalintii 2-aad uga soconaayay Somalia iyo iyo jabhada SNmta. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud(Culusow) iyo Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud “Siilaanyo”, ayaa waxay maanta isku arkeyn shirkaan, oo goor dhaw la soo gaba gabeeyay Shir saacado badan oo maanta ka soconaayay Magaalada Ankara kadib, ayaa waxaa laga soo saaray War Murtiyeed ka kooban 7 qoddobo, oo ay labada dhinac ku wada heshiiyeen. Goobta War Murtiyeedkaan laga akhrinaayay ayaa waxaa goobjoog ka ahaa Raa’isal Wasaaraha dalka Turkiga Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, oo isugu dadaal ugu jira sidii labada dhinac, ay isugu soo dhawaan lahaayeen. Halkan Hoose Ka Dhagayso Halkan Ka Dhagayso War Murtiyeedka laga soo saaray wada hadalada Ankara 1-In la sii wado wada hadalada labada dhinac u soconaaya 2-In heshiisyadii hore ee London iyo Dubai la tex geliyo/dhawro. 3-In labada dhinac ay wada hadalada sii wadaan, iyadoo markaasi ay Beesha Caalamka ka caawin doonto dhinaca farsamada 4- In ammaanka ay iska kaashadaan labada dhinac. 5-In la wada wadaago, deeqaha ay heleyso Somalia 6-In muddo 90 maalmood ah lagu qabto wada hadalo kale, oo markaasi lagu sii wadayo wada hadaladaan, laguna qabto Magaalada Istanbul. 7-In labada dhinac ay joojiyaan hadalada xanafta leh, ee wax u dhimi kara wada hadalada u soconaaya. Hadaba Shabakada Allssc ayaa waxay u aragtaan bayaanka xambaarsan 7 qodob mid baadil ah iyadoo asalka wada hadaladan ay yihiin kuwo ay qol gooni ah isku soo xirteen labo jabhadood. Hadaba akhristayaasheena sharafta leh waxaa u balan qaadeynaa in aan idiin cadeyno hagardaamada ay ku tashanayaa labadan jabhadood oo kala jooga Muqdisho iyo Hargeyso.

Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Ka Hadlay Ahmiyadda Ay Somaliland uu u leeyahay Heshiiska Ankara April 13th, 2013 Hargeysa (Somaliland.Org)- Madaxweynaha Somaliland Mudane Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo), ayaa caawa ka hadlay heshiiska Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya caawa ku kala saxeexdeen Magaalada Ankara ee dalka Turkiga. “Waxa heshiiskan looga wada shaqaynayaa sidii kuwii horeba looga wada shaqaynayay. Waxa laga wada shaqaynayaa wixii danaha maslaxada mandaqada ku saabsan sida budhcad badeeda iyo wixii waxyeelaya in lala wada dagaalamo oo meel looga soo wada jeedsado ayaa loo baahan yahay,”ayuu yidhi Madaxweynaha Somaliland oo u waramayay laanta Afsoomaaliga ee VOA-da. Madaxweynaha oo la weydiiyay su’aal ahayd waxa faa’iido ah ee ugu jirta Somaliland wada hadaladan maadaama oo aan kulankii sadexaad Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya lagu soo qaadin qadiyada Somaliland, waxaanu madaxweynuhu yidhi “Faa’iidada ugu jirtaa Somaliland waxa weeye caalamkii ayaa Somaliland mowqifkeeda ogaanaya, waxaanay mar walba fursad u helaysaa inay u cadayso mowqifka ay taagan tahay oo aan ahayn mid is bedelaya.” “Waxay cadaynaysaa Somaliland inay ku adag tahay,kuna dagaalamayso inay madax-banaanideeda hesho.balse ay diyaar u tahay wax wada qabsi iyo wixii mandaqadda maslaxad u ah iyo labada dalba in meel looga soo wada jeedsado, sida budhcad badeedda iyo wixii la mid ah,”ayuu yidhi intaas raaciyay Madaxweyne Axmed Siilaanyo.